TRYON GENEALOGY WILLIAM TRYON of Wethersfield, Connecticut

TRYON GENEALOGY

WILLIAM TRYON of Wethersfield, Connecticut

by Joan s . Guilford, Ph . D. TRYON WILLIAM TRYON of Wethersfield, Connecticut by Joan s. Guilford, Ph.D. Compiled in August of 2001 WILLIAM1 TRYON was at Wethersfield, Connecticut, by 1694 when he had lands drawn there (Stiles, 1904/1987, 2:717). According to Barner (unpub. Mss.) he came about 1675 or shortly thereafter from England to America. Stiles' account implies that all his children were by second wife, SAINT (ROBINSON) LATIMER, daughter of Thomas1 and Mary Robinson and widow of Bezaleel Latimer, but most were by his first wife, MARY STEELE, daughter of Samuel and Mary (Boosey) Steele. MARY was born in 1652 and died in 1686. WILLIAM1 was born about 1645 and according to all reports we have found, his father was one WILLIAMa of Bilbury, England, and his mother a REBECCA, maiden name unknown. According to some submitters to the World Family Tree (Broderbud TM), WILLIAMa also had a son Edward who was born 25 September 1634 at Bilbury and died on 4 May 1714 at Stamford, Connecticut although Torrey says he did not marry until about 1684 to his wife Sarah and his surname is given as "Tryhern". There has also been men tion of an Ananias who married Abigail Norton, daughter of Thomas1 and Grace (Wells) Norton on 6 August 1667, she born in 1642 at Ockley, Surrey, England, and lived in Killingworth, Connecticut. Furthermore, they are said to have had a son Thomas who was born 6 September 1635 at Bilbury. Whether or not any of these Tryons left progeny is unknown to us nor do we vouch for any. WILLIAM1 died 12 October 1711 in his 66th year at Wethersfield and his second wife died there 7 December 1711. His inventory showed value of £309.08.08. On 7 January 1711/2 administration of his estate was given to Capt. James Steele who was chosen by his children on 7 April 1713. The order for distribution of 4 August 1712 named Joseph, David, Thomas, Abell, Zybah, Abial, and Mabel Tryon, Sarah Gil let t, and eldest daughter Elizabeth Hill. Abial, being only 17, chose Abraham Kilbourn as guardian. Evidently there was some contention in WILLIAM1 's second marriage as prior 17 January 1688/9 his wife SAINT whom he had married shortly after the death of her first husband in 1688, came to court where she complained that "her husband William Tryon hath fraudently [sic] conveyed away from her a Writing made between them before marriage where by she is greatly injured and prays relief from this Court, she producing two Evidences that there was a writing made but not signed until after marriage, viz, the next morning ... " The Court ordered that WILLIAM1 was

1 TRYON FAMILY to have the improvement of the estate of Bezaleel Latti more, deceased, provided that he maintain the two children of Lattimore, but the estate itself belonged to SAINT {her widow's third) and the children {their share to be put in the hands of guardians Thomas Wickham and Ebenezer Deming) and that four acres of land purchased by SAINT after the death of her first husband was hers, but that WILLIAM1 might have the improvement of it {Court Record Vol. VI, p. 66). The children of Bezaleel Latti more were Jonathan and Bathsheba, the latter eventually marrying Josiah Atwood {see Manwaring, 1904/1995, 1: 329). In the assignment of children to mothers, we rely in part on guesswork on the basis of known marriage dates. Some of those assigned to the first marriage may belong to the second since that marriage took place by 1689 and the first known child was not born until 1695. Unfortunately, there are few records. The reader should be advised that what follows is derived from the sources cited above as well as Tryon's 1969 genealogy, the vital records of Connecticut {Bar bour), and the work of others as it appears in the "World Family Tree" series {Broderbund) verified, when possible, by other records. Other references appear in context. Children of WILLIAM1 and MARY {STEELE) TRYON, all born at Wethersfield, Connecticut: (2) i. JOSEPH2 , b. 1671; see further. (3) ii. DAVID2 , b. ca. 1673; see further. iii. SARAH2 , b. ca. 1675; m. 7 April 1697 at Wethersfield, JOHN GILLETT, son of William Gillett. Called "eldest daughter" in estate distrib. iv. THOMAS 2 , b. ca. 1677; alive in 1713 at distrib. of estate; n.f .r. v. ELIZABETH2 , b. ca. 1680; d. after 2 May 1713 (wi 11 of husb.); m. 10 June 1708, JOSEPH HILLS, Jr. of Glastonbury. He d. 8 Nov. 1713, leaving to Elizabeth and "the children I now have or hereafter may have by my present wife Eliza beth" the land "which ... ! made over to my sd. wife by way of jointure before my marriage with her ... " she to have the use and improvement of his lands until his children by her come of age and the whole of his moveable estate, making her Exec. {Manwaring, 1904, 2:227f.). vi. MABEL 2 , b. ca. 1682; n.f .r. (4) vii. ABEL2 , b. ca. 1684. 2 { 5 ) vi i . Z I BA , b • ca . 1 6 8 6 .

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Child of WILLIAM 1 and SAINT (ROBINSON)(LATTIMORE) TRYON: (6) i. ABIAL, b. ca. 1695 (age 17 in 1712).

2. JOSEPH 2 (WILLIAM1 ) TRYON was born in 1671 since his gravestone at Wethersfield says "Here Lies the Body of doct'r Joseph Tryon who died April ye 4, 1738, in the 67 year of His Age" (Tillotson, 1899, p. 319). He married on 5 December 1691 at Glastonbury, CT, LYDIA BIRD. According to Tryon (1969, p. 23) "He chose medicine as his profession. He was one of the first to vaccinate for smallpox and because he saved the lives of so many of the soldiers of the colony in this manner he was commended by the General Assembly of the colony." He spent much of his life at Glastonbury where he received a grant of land in 1694 and where he died. Children of JOSEPH 2 and LYDIA (BIRD) TRYON: i. MARY3 A., b. 5 October 1695; d. after 4 December 1754 (husb.'s will); m. 24 January 1715/6 at Glastonbury, BENJAMIN ABBE, son of Samuel2 (John1 ) and Mary (Knowlton) Abbe, b. 4 June 1694 at Danvers, MA, and d. 1765 at Glas tonbury, CT. (See Gui 1 ford, 2003, the Abbe Family.) ii. LYDIA3 , b. 1697; n.f.r. iii. RACHEL 3 , bpt. 4 June 1699; m. 4 July 1723, JAMES MILLER, b. 5 Sept. 1700 at Middletown to Thomas and Mary (Rowell) Miller and d. in 1750 at Wethersfield (Stiles, op. cit., p. 502). (Note: Stiles gives this Rachel to William1 in error.) (7) iv. JOSEPH3 , b. 1702; see further. v. AGNES 3 , b. 14 August 1712; d. 22 September 1712. (8) vi. BENJAMIN3 , (see further).

3. DAVID2 (WILLIAM1 ) TRYON was born about 1673 and died before 23 December 1730 at Wethersfield, Connecti cut. He married on 25 August 1698 at Wethersfield, HANNAH WADDAMS, daughter of John2 (John1 ) and Hannah (Bidwell) Waddams. Hannah's father died 30 June 1718, the settlement of his estate involving David in the care of her "idiot" brother, David Waddams (Manwaring, op. cit., p. 443f.). Hannah was born in 1680. They lived at Wethersfield until 1719, res. at Middletown from 1721 to 1723, and in Sept. of 1725 were in Glastonbury, but returned to Wethers-

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field. He gave his land to his three sons, David, Noah and Ezra. Children of DAVID2 and HANNAH (WADDAMS) TRYON: i. HANNAH3 , b. 22 April 1699; m. 25 January 1721, THOMAS WILLIAMS (Stiles, op. cit., p. 837). (9) ii. DAVID3 , b. 23 January 1700/1 (see further). (10) iii. JOHN3 , b. 1 March 1702/3 (see further). iv. JONATHAN3 , b. 18 September 1705 (n.f.r.). v. SUSANNAH3 , b. 15 April 1708; d. 1 May 1806; m. 10 February 1731, JOSEPH SMITH. vi. JOANNA3 , b. 15 July 1710. (11) v11. NOAH3 , b. 5 March 1712/3 (see further). (12) viii.BENJAMIN3 , b. 16 December 1715 (see further). (13) ix. EZRA3 , b. ca. 1720 (age 14 in 1734 when he chose bro. Jonathan as guard.) (See further.)

2 1 4. ABEL (WILLIAM ) TRYON was born about 1684 at Wethersfield, and died on 29 January 1760 at Middletown, Connecticut. In 1703 he married ABIAH HUNNEWELL, daughter of John and Lydia Hunnewell, born in 1684 and died 30 November 1756 at Middle town. Stiles (op. cit., p. 456) provides their children. Children of ABEL 2 and ABIAH (HUNNEWELL) TRYON: i . SARAH3 , b . 10 Ju 1 y 1 7 0 4 ; m. 10 May 1 7 2 7 , ANTHONY SISER, a "seafaring man" who d. 21 Sept. 1753. His name has been Americanized from the original Antonio DeZocieur or deSosieur. ii. EUNICE 3 , b. 10 February 1705/6; m. 18 August 1726, JOHN BARNES, son of Shamgar2 (Charles1 ) of Long Island and Middletown, CT (GCF, 1:92). (14) iii. THOMAS 3 , b. 7 May 1708; see further. iv. ABEL 3 , b. 3 October 1710; n.f .r. (15) v. WILLIAM3 , b. 2 November 1712; see further. vi. ELIZABETH3 , b. 26 October 1714 3 vii. MARY , b. 24 February 1716/17; m. 12 Apri 1 1739, JONAS POWERS, b. 9 July 1719 at Littleton, MA. (16) viii.CHARLES3 , b. 31 May 1719; see further. ix. RACHEL 3 , b. 1722; m. REUBEN LEWIS x. ELIZABETH4 , b. ca. 1724; m. JOHN GREEN xi. PRUDENCE 3 , b. ca. 1726; m. EBENEZER ROBERTS

2 1 5. ZIBA (WILLIAM ) TRYON was born about 1686 at Weth ersfield, Connecticut. He married in September of 1708 at Wethersfield, DOROTHY BALDWIN, daughter of

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Samue1 2 (Nathanie1 1 ) and Abigail (Baldwin) Baldwin ( GCF, 1 : 7 2) .

Children of ZIBA and DOROTHY (BALDWIN) TRYON: 3 (17) i. JAMES , b. 26 and bpt. 31 July 1709 at Wethersfield ii. ROWLAND3 , b. 13 and bpt. 18 February 1710/1 at Wethersfield iii. DOROTHY 3 , b. 1 and bpt. 5 July 1713 at Wethersfield 3 iv. OLIVER , b. 15 and bpt. 18 December 1715 at Wethersfield v. SAMUEL 3 , bpt. 9 February 1717/8.

2 6. ABIAL (WILLIAM1 ) TRYON was born about 1695 as he was age 17 in 1712 when he chose his guardian. He married on 11 November 1731 at Wethersfield, HANNAH NORTHWAY, born 12 October 1706 at Wethersfield to George and Hannah (North) Northway.

Children of ABIAL 2 and HANNAH (NORTHWAY) TRYON: i. GEORGE 3 , b. 3 February 1733 at Wethersfield. ii. JOSIAH3 , b. 31 July 1735. (18) iii. ABIJAH3 , b. February 1739; see further. iv. HANNAH 3 , b. 3 and bpt. 31 May 1741; d. 4 April 1815 ae. 74; m. 17 January 1765 at Wethers field, TIMOTHY GRISWOLD, b. 1745 to Ebenezer4 (Elias3 , Jacob2 , Michael 1 ) Griswold (Stiles, op. cit. ' p. 400) . v. ELI/ELIJAH3 , b. 15 and bpt. 24 July 1743; m. 8 July 1770, SYBIL HURLBUT, b. 10 Aug. 1746 to Joseph4 and Hannah (Wells) Hurlbut (Stiles, op. cit., p. 448). Is this the Capt. Elijah who m. 14 November 1776, RACHEL SEYMOUR, dau. of Moses4 ( John3- 2 , Richard1 ) and Rachel (Goodwin) Seymour, b. 17 Dec. 1744 and d. at Windsor 14 July 1794, she having m. 2nd, 3 Feb. 1791, Capt. Solomon Allyn? If so, he was lost at sea on 27 Sept. 1785 (GCF, 3:322). He is said to be son of a John Tryon. vi. AARON 3 , b. 28 January and bpt. 2 February 1744/5; m. 17 May 1770' SARAH LAMPHERE (Stiles, op. cit., p. 476). vii. WILLIAM3 , b. 12 and bpt. 13 March 1747/8; may have m. 9 June 1784 at Wethersfield, ANNA HURLBUT. ( 19) viii . MOSES 3 , b. 18 November and bp t . 25 December 1750; see further.

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7. JOSEPH3 ( JOSEPH2 , WILLIAM1 ) TRYON was born 3 May 1702 at Glastonbury, Connecticut and died 11 April 1771 in his 10th year at Glastonbury. He married SARAH TREAT who was born in 21 Jan. 1706/7 at Glastonbury and died 13 Dec. 1798 at Litchfield, Conn., age 92. He was a farmer and located on "John Tom Hill" near Glastonbury (Tryon, op. cit., p 29).

Children of JOSEPH3 and SARAH (TREAT) TRYON: 4 i. SARAH , b. 1730; may be the Sarah of Glaston bury who m. 20 April 1758 at Woodbridge, 2 1 LAWRENCE CLINTON' son of Thomas ( Lawrence ) and Hope (Downs) Clinton and d. 9 December 1794 (ECF, 1:432). 4 ii. EPHRAIM • 4 iii . RUSSELL • iv. GEORGE 4 , m. 6 December 1782, FLORA STRICKLAND. v. NATHANIEL 4 , m. MARY STRICKLAND. 4 vi. ANNA , m. BENJAMIN SMITH 4 vii. MARY , b. 1739; d. 1815; m. THOMAS STEVENS, b. 16 July 1725 at Durham, CT. 4 viii. HONOR , prob. the "Onnor" who m. 11 October 1781 at Glastonbury, DAVID NYE. ix. JOSEPH4

8. BENJAMIN3 (JOSEPH2 , WILLIAM1 ) TRYON was born around 1708. He married on 25 April 1738 at Branford, Connecticut, LUCY WHEEDON.

Children of BENJAMIN3 and LUCY (WHEEDON) TRYON: 4 i. AGNES ; m. 16 November 1766 at Glastonbury, JOSIAH LOOMIS of Hartford. i i . HANNAH4 • 4 iii. MARY • iv. SAMUEL 4 4 v. BENJAMIN ; prob. the Benjamin, Jr. who m. 6 June 1775 at Glastonbury, REBECCA TRYON.

9. DAVID3 (DAVID2 , WILLIAM1 ) TRYON was born 23 January 1701/2 at Wethersfield, Connecticut and died 20 August 1772. He married on 26 August 1725, SUSANNA BEVIN, born 18 Jan. 1707/8 at Middletown and died 6 Sept. 1793, daughter of John2 (Arthur1 ) and Susanna (Wright) Bevin. (Cutter, 1911, 4:2102).

Children of DAVID3 and SUSANNA (BEVIN) TRYON: 4 i. ELISHA , b. 22 February 1726/7. 4 (20) ii. DAVID , b. 20 November 1728; see further.

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4 iii. MARTHA , b. 23 October 1730. iv. HANNAH4 , b. 13 June 1733; m. THOMAS COOK (21) v. AMOS 4 , b. 17 March 1735/6; see further. 4 vi. SUSANNA , b. 29 September 1738. 4 vii. HULDAH , b. 19 October 1740; m. 6 November 1760 at Middletown, EBENEZER HARDING, son of Nathan and Anna (Brown) Harding. 4 (22) viii.CALEB , b. 15 April 1743; see further. 4 ix. MARY , b. 15 July 1745; m. JOHN PETER KENTER x. STEPHEN, b. 6 October 1750; m. PRUDENCE BAILEY. Ch.: STEPHEN; PRUDENCE; SUSANNAH; BENJAMIN.

3 2 1 10. JOHN (DAVID , WILLIAM ) TRYON was born 1 March 1702/3. He married about 1726, ESTHER WRIGHT. Children of JOHN3 and ESTHER (WRIGHT) TRYON: i. TEMPERANCE 4 , b. 24 February 1726/7; d. 1791; m. JAMES GIBBS. 4 (23) ii. JOHN , b. 27 February 1728/9 at Wethersfield; see further. 4 iii. PRUDENCE , b. 25 January 1731 at Wethersfield; d. 1 May 1799; m. 4 September 1754, JOSEPH CHURCHILL, son of John2 (Nathaniel 1 ) and Bethia (Stocking) Churchill (GCF, 1:410). iv. ESTHER4 , b. 8 May 1733; d. 16 October 1779; m. 3 September 1767 at Wethersfield, MARSHALL 4 3 STOCKING, b. 15 Aug. 1730 to Samuel (George , 2 1 Samuel , George ) and Abiah (Boardman) Stocking (GCF, 3:452). 4 v. MARY , b. 15 July 1735 at Wethersfield. (24) vi. JEREMIAH4 , b. 2 April 1738 at Wethersfield; see further.

2 1 11. NOAH3 (DAVID ' WILLIAM ) TRYON was born 5 March 1712/3 at Wethersfield. He married PENELOPE 2 1 HOLLI STER who was born in 1718 to David3 ( John - ) and Charity Hollister of Wethersfield and died 7 Dec. 1797. Children of NOAH3 and PENELOPE (HOLLISTER) TRYON: 4 i. PENELOPE , b. ca. 1743; d. 1826; m. 29 November 1761 at Glastonbury, EPHRAIM GOODRICH, b. 1722 and d. 1771. 4 i i . JEMIMA , b . 1 7 4 5 ; d . 1 7 6 4 4 iii. DAVID , b. 1748; d. 1749 iv. HANNAH4 , b. 1749; d. 1754 v. HANNAH4 , b. 1754; d. 1758 vi. DAVID4 , b. 1757; d. 28 March 1777, ae. 19.

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4 vii. ELIZUR , b. 1758; d. 1846; m. 31 January 1776 at Glastonbury, LUCY KILBORN

12. BENJAMIN3 (DAVID2 , WILLIAM1) TRYON was born 16 December 1715 at Wethersfield, Connecticut. He married in 1738, REBECCA HURLBUT, daughter of Wi 11 iam3 (Cornelius2 , Thomas1) and Susannah (Brown) Hurlbut, born 26 March 1720 (Stiles, op. cit., p. 446). Children of BENJAMIN3 and REBECCA (HURLBUT) TRYON: 4 i. DAVID ·, b. 21 October 1739 at Wethersfield, CT. ii. JERUSHA4 , b. 6 March 1741/2 or 1742/3 at Wethersfield. 4 iii. WILLIAM , b. 3 September 1752 at Wethersfield; d. 1825; m. ANNA HURLBUT. 4 iv. ?REBECCA ; m. 7 April 1763, SAMUEL ANDRUS of Winterbury at Wethersfield. (We do not have a rec. of herb., but since he had wf. Rebecca and res. in Wethersfield, she is prob. his.)

3 2 13. EZRA (DAVID , WILLIAM1) TRYON was b. ca. 1720 at Wethersfield, CT. We have lost the info. we had on him.

3 2 14. THOMAS (ABEL , WILLIAM1) was born 7 May 1708 and died 24 July 1804 at Middletown, Connecticut. He married on 20 December 1733 at Middletown, MARY ANDRUS/ANDREWS, b. 5 May 1708 at Middletown and d. 23 January 1778, daughter of John3 (Thomas2 , Will iam1) and Rachel Andrus/Andrews. They resided at Middletown. Children of THOMAS 3 and MARY (ANDRUS) TRYON all in Middletown records: 4 (25) i. ABEL , b. 5 October 1734; see further. 4 ii. MARY , b. 24 November 1735; m. ---- CLARK iii. PHEBE 4 , b. 9 April 1737; m. ----THAYER 4 iv. ABIAH , b. 30 September 1738; d. 1778; m. ELIHU ATWATER. v. RUTH4 , b. 7 May 1740; d. 1776; m. 25 September 1760, WILLIAM CHURCHILL, b. 6 Nov. 1732 at Newington, CT, and d. 1776 in NJ. 4 vi. THOMAS , b. 4 November 1741. 4 vii. JEMIMA , b. 9 December 1743; d. 10 May 1821 at Middletown; m. 16 June 1762 at Middletown, ABIJAH CORNWALL.

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viii.RACHEL4 , b. b. 25 September 1745; may have m. 20 March 1766 at Middletown, SOLOMON HUBBARD. 4 ix. SARAH , b. 1 June 1747; d. September 1815 at Berlin, CT; m. 2 October 1766 at Middletown, AMBROSE ATWATER of Wallingford. (26) x. JOHN4 , b. 25 June 1749; see further.

3 2 1 15. WILLIAM (ABEL , WILLIAM ) TRYON was born 2 November 1712. He married 12 September 1734, SARAH GOODRICH, born 6 July 1715 to Richard3 ( Ephraim2 , Wi 11 iam1 ) and Hannah (Bulkley) Goodrich (Stiles, op. cit., p. 376). Children of WILLIAM3 and SARAH (GOODRICH) TRYON born at Middletown, Connecticut: 4 i. WILLIAM , b. 13 February 1736/7. 4 ii. EDWARD , b. 14 March 1738/9. 4 iii. HANNAH , b. 18 April 1741 4 iv. RHODA , b. 25 May 1746; d. 1828 at Portland, CT; m. 17 January 1765 at Middletown, DANIEL CRITTENDEN, b. 19 July 1744 at Haddam, CT, and d. 1824 at Portland, son of Hopestill3 (Dan iel2, Abraham1 ) and Mary (Bacon)(Wetmore) Crittenden.

2 16. CHARLES 3 (ABEL , WILLIAM1 ) TRYON was born 31 May 1712 and married 8 March 1738/9, ELSE GRIFFIN. Children of CHARLES 4 and ELSE (GRIFFIN) TRYON born at Middletown, Connecticut: 4 i. EUNICE , b. 15 October 1739; prob. the Eunice whom. 28 October 1765 at neighboring Cromwel 1, FRANCIS CORNWELL. 4 ii. CHARLES , b. 29 April 1741; m. 12 June 1764 at Middletown, LANCENT (in rec.) BROCKWAY. May have had son CHARLES who m. 14 Mar 1791 , MARTHA CHURCHILL and 19 Nov 1797, SARAH SMITH, both m. for "Charles, Jr." in Middletown. iii. LOIS 4 , b. 12 April 1743. 4 iv. NATHANIEL , b. 2 December 1745; d.i. 4 v. NATHANIEL , b 30 October 1747. 4 vi. ELIZABETH , b. 5 October 1749.

17. JAMES 3 (ZIBA2, WILLIAM1 ) TRYON was born 26 July 1709 and on 17 June 1735 he married at Wethersfield, JANE WRIGHT.

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Children of JAMES 3 and JANE (WRIGHT) TRYON: 4 i. ASAHEL , b. 22 April 1736 at Wethersfield. 4 ii. SIMEON , b. 1746; d. 1778; m. BETHIA BROWN. He rec'd his degree at Yale in 1769 and had son SIMEON (1778-1844) whom. JANE COOK as his 2nd wf.

18. ABIJAH3 (ABIAL 2 , WILLIAM1 ) TRYON was born in February of 1739 at Wethersfield. He m. 21 Oct (ECM) or 3 November 1762 at Wethersfield, EUNICE FRANCIS, dau. 2 of John3 ( John - 1 ) and Eunice (Dickinson) Francis who d.26 May 1777. He was a soldier in the Revol. and m. 2nd, 6 May 1784, CHARITY DEMING (Stiles, p. 34). Children of ABIJAH3 and EUNICE (FRANCIS) TRYON: 4 i. EUNICE , b. 17 Mar 1763; m. 21 May 1786 at Cromwell, CT, JOHN STANDISH. i i . J OS I AH4 , b . 20 Feb 1 7 6 5 ; m. 5 Sep 1 7 9 0 at Glastonbury, he of Wethersfield, MARY ANN SAGE. 4 iii. LYDIA , b. 16 Dec 1767; may have m. 9 October 1792, STEPHEN STILLWELL. 4 iv. HANNAH , b. 19 Sep 1770; may have m. 11 November 1790 at Wethersfield, JOSIAH GILBERT. 4 v. FRANCIS , b. 11 Sep 1774; d. unm. 4 vi. CHARLES • Children of ABIJAH3 and CHARITY (DEMING) TRYON: 4 vii. JAMES , d. in VA. 4 viii.JESSE , b. 7 Apr 1786; m. PRUDENCE HURLBUT.

19. MOSES 3 (ABIEL 2 , WILLIAM1 ) TRYON was born 18 November 1750 and bpt. 25 December 1750. He d. 27 December 1817; m. 22 December 1776, MERCY TURNER of New London who d. 25 May 1780; m. 2nd, 12 May 1782, EUNICE TREAT. He was an officer in the u.s.N. Children of MOSES 3 and MERCY (TURNER) TRYON: 4 i. BETSEY , b. 12 March 1778; m. 29 November 1797 at Wethersfield, JONATHAN WALTER EDWARDS, Esq. ii. MOSES 4 , b. 8 April 1780. Children of MOSES 3 and EUNICE (TREAT) TRYON: 4 iii. OEORGE , b. 6 April 1783; d. unm. at Martinque. 4 iv. JAMES , b. 12 April 1785; d.y. 4 v. WILLIAM , b. 15 April 1787; d. unm. in SC. 4 vi. NANCY , b. 4 March 1789. 4 vii. THOMAS , b. 30 January 1791.

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4 viii.CHIFONETTE LE GRASSE , b. 12 May 1796; m. Dr. HENRY WOODWARD.

4 3 2 1 20. DAVID (DAVID , DAVID , WILLIAM ) TRYON was b. 20 November 1728 and d. 1808. He m. 10 January 1754, SARAH TRYON, b. 1735 and d. 1802. The last three ch. are not in Middletown records. Children of DAVID4 and SARAH (TRYON) TRYON: i. SARAH5 , b. 14 October 1754; d.i. ii. SARAHs, b. 31 October 1755; d.i. iii. ELISHAs, b. 22 December 1757; m. 2 February 1784 at West Hartford, MABEL WHITE. Ch. b. at Middletown: MABEL ( 26 Dec. 1784); NANCY ( 20 Dec. 1786); ELISHA (7 July 1789); ELEAZER (7 Apr. 1791); LEONARD (27 June 1799). iv. SARAH5 , b. 31 Jan 1762/3. v. AMYs, b. 5 May 1762; d.i. vi . HANNAHS , b . 8 Jun 176 4 ; m. 1 9 Jan 1 7 8 6 at Middletown, THOMAS CHILD of Haddam. vii. DAVIDS, b. 5 May 1766; m. 27 Sep 1785 at Middletown, DEBORAH BRAINARD. viii.PRUDENCE5 , b. 9 Aug 1768; m. 26 Nov 1795 at Middletown, ELISHA SPAULDING of N.H. ix. AMoss, twin, b. 30 Mar 1771; d.i. x. AMY 5 , twin, b. 30 Mar 1771; prob. d.i. xi. OLLYs, m. 24 Feb 1799 at Middletown, GURDON WHITMORE. x11. AMOS 5 • xiii.ELIJAH5 , poss. b. ca. 1760; m. 8 May 1787 at Middletown, PRUDENCE TRYON.

21. AMOS 4 (DAVID3 , DAVID2 , WILLIAM1 ) TRYON was b. 17 March 1735/6 and d. 18 August 1790. Hem. 17 Septem ber 1772 at Middletown, MARY HUBBARD, dau. of Caleb and Mary (Hubbard) Hubbard, b. 10 Sept. 1745 and d. 24 June 1815. Children of AMOS 4 and MARY (HUBBARD) TRYON, all born at Middletown, Conn." i. LUCRETIAs, b. 17 July 1776; m. ELISHA FAIR CHILD. ii. AMOS 5 , b. 21 Sep 1773; d. 2 Oct 1776. iii. AMOSS, b. 20 Aug 1779; d. 7 Oct 1780. iv. ENOCH5 , b. 20 Aug 1781; m. SALLY CROWELL.

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4 2 1 22. CALEB (DAVID3 , DAVID , WILLIAM ) TRYON was b. 15 April 1743 at Middletown, CT and m. 7 July 1768 at Middletown, LYDIA HUBBARD. Children of CALEB 4 and LYDIA (HUBBARD) TRYON: i. JEMIMA 5 , b. 17 Apr 1769 at Middletown; m. 4 Jun 1789 at Middletown, ACETAS BAILEY. ii. LYDIA5 , b. 14 Jul 1770 at Middletown. iii. ANNE 5 , b. 4 Oct 1771 at Middletown; may have m. 15 August 1793 at Chatham, DAVID BAILEY. iv. RHODA 5 , b. 6 Jul 1775 at Middletown; may have m. 6 April 1796 at Middletown, ABNER BOW. v. MARTHA5 • 5 vi . HULDAH • Vl 1. CALEB 5 • vi i i . POLL ys •

23. JOHN4 (JOHN3 , DAVID2 , WILLIAM1 ) was b. 27 February 1728/9 at Wethersfield, CT and d. 19 May 1816 in 88th yr. at Litchfield, CT (Woodruff, 1900, p. 225); m. 22 September 1755, ESTHER SMITH who d. in 1816. Children of JOHN4 and ESTHER (SMITH) TRYON: i. JOHNs, b. 20 Feb 1756. ii. JOSEPHs, b. 11 Jan 1759; d. 15 Nov 1798; m. SARAH GIBBS and had MARIANDA, SALLY, JOSEPH & CLARISSA. iii. SOLOMON5 , b. 24 Mar 1761; d. 21 Feb 1844. iv. WRIGHT, b. 17 Mar 1763. v. JAMES 5 , b. 3 Jun 1766; d. 27 Nov 1825; m. 1788, RUTH STODDARD and had ALMIRA who m. Freeman Kilborn; m. 2nd, 1797 PATTY SAUNDERS and had JAMES, RUTH, ELIZA, DAVID, MARY, ESTHER, JEREMIAH, CORNELIA; m. 3rd, 1814, LUCINDA FRISBIE.

24. JEREMIAH4 (JOHN3 , DAVID2 , WILLIAM1 ) TRYON was b. 2 April 1738 at Wethersfield, CT, and d. before 1806 or in 1817; m. 28 October 1766, LYDIA BIRD who d. 1806 ae. 62 (b. ca. 1744). He lived in Hartford. Children of JEREMIAH 4 and LYDIA (BIRD) TRYON: i. CLARISSAs, m. AMOS BULL. ii. BETSEY5 , m. JAMES SPENCER. iii. RUTH 5 , m. JOHN PORTER. iv. CHARLOTTEs (d. unm.).

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25. ABEL 4 (THOMAS 3 , ABEL 2 , WILLIAM1 ) TRYON was b. 5 October 1734 at Middletown, CT. He m. 12 January 1757 at Wethersfield, he of Middletown, LAMENT LINDSLEY (the rec. reading "Risley"). Children of ABEL 4 and LAMENT (LINDSLEY) TRYON, all born at Middletown, CT: i. ANNAs, b. 31 May 1760; may have m. 14 Aug 1788 at Middletown, OLIVER PRIEN or 11 March 1779, SOLOMON CROWELL, both m. at Middletown. ii. JOSIAHs, b. 13 Sep 1762; m. 22 May 1788 at Middletown, MABEL JOHNSON. iii. ABEL 5 , b. 10 Jun 1764. iv. THOMASs, b. 18 Mar 1758; may have m. 23 Apr 1778 at Middletown, RACHEL HAMMOND.

4 26. JOHN (THOMAS 3 , ABEL 2 , WILLIAM1 ) TRYON was b. 25 June 1749 at Middletown, CT, and d. September 1815 at Berlin, Hartford co., CT; m. 20 April 1769 at Middletown, RHODA LUCAS, dau. of Moses and Asenath (Cook) Lucas. He is also said to have had dau. PENELOPE, b. 28 August 1769 who m. 6 November 1793, WILLIAM GAYLOR COLEY. Children of JOHN4 and RHODA (LUCAS) TRYON, all born at Middletown, CT: i. JEREMIAHS, b. 29 Apr 1774. ii. JOELs, b. 23 Feb 1776. iii. SARAHs, b. 18 Apr 1788. iv. THOMAss, b. 25 Jan 1780. v. GARDNER5 , b. 6 Jan 1782. vi. MARY5 , b. 29 Feb 1784. REFERENCES GCF: Roberts, Gary Boyd (Ed.). Genealogies of Connecticut Families From the New England Historic and Genealogical Register. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1983. 3 vols. Guilford, Joan s. The Ancestry of Dr. J. P. Guilford. Vol. II.: Seventeenth Century New England Colonials and a Few Eighteenth-Century Immigrants. Franklin, NC: Genealogy Publishing Service, 2003. Manwaring, Charles William (Comp.) A Digest of the Early Connecticut Probate Records. Hartford, CT: R. s. Peck & Co. , 1904. Reprint: Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1995. 3 vols.

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Stiles, Henry R. The History of Ancient Wethersfield, Connecticut. Vol. II: Genealogies and Biographies. New York: Grafton Press, 1904. Reprint: Somersworth, NH: New England History Press, 1987. Tillotson, Edward Sweetser. Wethersfield Inscriptions. Hartford: William F. J. Boardman, 1899. Tryon, Wesley Merritt. The Tryon Family in America. Wheaton, MD: Tryon, 1969. Woodruff, George c. A Genealogical Register of the Inhabitants of the Town of Litchfield, Conn. Hartford, CT: Hartford Press, 1900.

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ABBE CLINTON HARDING Benjamin 3, 17 Lawrence 6, 20 Ebenezer 7, 21 John 3, 17 Thomas 6, 20 Nathan 7, 21 Mary (Knowlton) 3, 17 COLEY HILLS Samuel 3, 17 William Gaylor 13, 27 Joseph, Jr. 2, 16 ALLYN COOK HOLLISTER Solomon s, 19 Jane 10, 24 Charity (----) 7, 21 ANDRUS Thomas 7, 21 David 7, 21 John 8, 22 CORNWALL John 7, 21 Mary 8, 22 Abijah 8, 22 Penelope 7, 21 Rachel (----) 8, 22 CORNWELL HUBBARD Samuel 8, 22 Francis 9, 23 Caleb 11, 25 Thomas 8, 22 CRITTENDEN Lydia 12, 26 William 8, 22 Abraham 9, 23 MARY 11, 25 ATWATER Daniel 9, 23 Mary (Hubbard) Ambrose 9, 23 Hopestill 9, 23 11, 25 Elihu 8, 22 Mary (Bacon) Solomon 9, 23 ATWOOD (Wetmore) 9, 23 HUNNEWELL Josiah 2, 16 CROWELL Abiah 4, 18 BAILEY Sally 11, 25 John 4, 18 Acetas 12, 26 Solomon 13, 27 Lydia 4, 18 David 12, 26 DEMING HURLBUT Prudence 7, 21 Charity 10, 24 Anna 5, 8, 19, 22 BALDWIN EDWARDS Cornelius 8, 22 Abigail (Baldwin) 5, Jonathan Walter Hannah (Wells) 19 10, 24 5, 19 Dorothy 4, 18 FAIRCHILD Joseph S, 19 Samuel 5, 19 Elisha 11, 25 Prudence 10, 24 BARNES FRANCIS Rebecca 8, 22 Charles 4, 18 Eunice 10, 24 Susannah (Brown) 8, John 4, 18 Eunice (Dick 22 Shamgar 4, 18 inson) 10, 24 Sybil 5, 19 BEVIN John 10, 24 Thomas 8, 22 Arthur 6, 20 FRISBIE William 8, 22 John 6, 20 Lucinda 12, 26 JOHNSON Susanna 6, 20 GIBBS Mabel 13, 27 Susanna (Wright) 6, James 7, 21 KENTER 20 Sarah 12, 26 John Peter 7, 21 BIRD GILBERT KILBORN Lydia 3. 12, 17, 26 Josiah 10, 24 Freeman 12, 26 BOW GILLETT Lucy 8, 22 Abner 12, 26 John 2, 16 LAMPHERE BRAINARD William 2, 16 Sarah 5, 19 Deborah 11, 25 GOODRICH LATIMER BROCKWAY Ephraim 7, 9, 21, 23 Bezaleel 1, 15 Lancent 9, 23 Hannah (Bulkley) Saint (Robinson) BROWN 9, 23 1, 15 Bethia 10, 24 Richard 9, 23 LATTIMORE BULL Sarah 9, 23 Bathsheba 2, 16 Amos 12, 26 William 9, 23 Bezaleel 2, 16 CHILD GREEN Jonathan 2, 16 Thomas 11, 2 5 JOHN 4, 18 LEWIS CHURCHILL GRIFFIN Reuben 4, 18 Bethia (Stocking) 7, Else 9, 23 LINDSLEY 21 GRISWOLD Lament 13, 27 John 7, 21 Ebenezer S, 19 LOOMIS Joseph 7, 21 Elias s. 19 Josiah 6, 20 Martha 9, 23 Jacob 5, 19 LUCAS Nathaniel 7, 21 Michael 5, 19 Asenath (Cook) William 8, 22 Timothy 5, 19 13, 27 CLARK HAMMOND Moses 13, 27 8, 22 Rachel 13, 27 Rhoda 13, 27 CLINTON HARDING MILLER Hope (Downs) 6, 20 Anna (Brown) 7, 21 James 3, 17

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MILLER STOCKING TRYON Mary (Rowell) Samuel 7, 21 Esther 7, I2, 2I, 26 3, I7 STODDARD Esther (Smith) I2, 26 Thomas 3, 17 Ruth 12, 26 Esther (Wright) 7, 2I NORTHWAY STRICKLAND Eunice 4, IO, 18, 24 George 5, 19 Flora 6, 20 Eunice (Francis) IO, Hannah 5, 19 THAYER 24 Hannah (North) 5, 19 8, 22 Eunice (Treat) 10, 24 NORTON TREAT Francis 10, 24 Abigail I, 15 Eunice 10, 24 Gardner 13, 27 Grace (Wells) 1, lS Sarah 6, 20 George S, 6, IO, I9, Thomas 1, IS TRYON 20, 24 NYE Saint (Robinson) Hannah 4-7' 9-11, I8, David 6, 20 (Lattimore) I9, 20, 21, 23, PORTER 3, 17 24, 25 John I2, 26 TRYON Hannah (Northway) s. POWERS Aaron 5, I9 I9 Jonas 4, I8 Abel 1, 4, 8, 9, 13, Hannah (Waddams) 4, PR I EN 15, I8, 22, 23, I8 Oliver I3, 27 27 Honor 6, 20 ROBINSON Abiah 8, 22 Huldah 7, I2, 21, 26 Mary (----) Abiah (Hunnewell) 4, James S, 9, 10, I2, I, IS 18 19, 23, 24, 26 Thomas I, 15 Abial 1, 5, IO, 15, Jane (Wright) 10, 24 SAGE 19, 24 Jemima 7, 8, 12, 2I, Mary Ann 10, 24 Abijah S, IO, I9, 24 22, 26 SAUNDERS Agnes 3, 6, I7, 20 Jeremiah 7, 12, I3, Patty I2, 26 Alm! ra 12, 26 2I, 26, 27 SEYMOUR Amos 7, lI, 21, 25 Jerusha 8, 22 John S, I9 Amy 11, 25 Jesse IO, 24 Moses S, I9 Ananias 1, IS Joanna 4, 18 Rachel 5, I9 Anna 6, 13, 20, 27 Joel 13, 27 Rachel (Goodwin) Anne 12, 26 John 4, 7, 9, I2, 13, 5, I9 Asahel 10, 24 IS' 2I, 23' 26' Richard S, I9 Benjamin 6-8, 20-22 27 SI SER Betsey 10, 12, 24, 26 Jonathan 4, 18 Anthony 4, I8 Caleb 7, 11, I2, 2I, Joseph I-3, 6, 12, SMITH 25, 26 I5, 16, 17, 20, Benjamin 6, 20 Charity (Deming) IO, 26 Esther I2, 26 24 Josiah 5, IO, I3, I9, Joseph 4, 18 Charles 4, 9, 10, 18, 24, 27 Sarah 9, 23 23, 24 Lament (Lindsley) I3, SPAULDING Charlotte I2, 26 27 Elisha 11, 25 Chifonette Le Grasse Leonard 11, 25 SPENCER 11, 25 Lois 9, 23 James I2, 26 Clarissa 12, 26 Lucretia 11, 2S STANDISH Cornelia 12, 26 Lucy (Wheedon) 6, 20 John IO, 24 David I-4, 6-8, 11, Lydia 3, IO, 12, I7, STEELE I2, I5-18, 20, 24, 26 Mary I, I5 21, 22, 25, 26 Lydia (Bird) 3, I2, Mary (Boosey) Dorothy S, I9 I7, 26 I, IS Dorothy (Baldwin) s, Lydia (Hubbard) 12, Samuel I, I5 19 26 STEVENS Edward I, 9, 15, 23 Mabel I, 2, 11, I5, Thomas 6, 20 Eleazer 11, 2S I6, 25 STICKLAND Elijah S, lI, 19, 2S Marianda I2, 26 Mary 6, 20 Elisha 6, II, 20, 25 Martha 7, 12, 21, 26 STILLWELL Eliza 12, 26 Mary 4, 6-8, I2, 13, Stephen 10, 24 Elizabeth 1, 2, 4, 9, IS, 20-22, 26, STOCKING 15, I6, I8, 23 27 Abiah (Boardman) Elizur 8, 22 Mary (Andrus) 8, 22 7, 2I Else (Griffin) 9, 23 Mary (Hubbard) 11, 25 George 7, 21 Enoch 11, 25 Mary (Steele) 2, I6 Marshall 7, 21 Ephraim 6, 20 Mary A. 3, I7

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TRYON WHITE Mercy (Turner) Mabel 11, 25 10, 24 WHITMORE Moses 5, 10, 19, 24 Gurdon 11, 25 Nancy 10, 11, 24, 25 WILLIAMS Nathaniel 6, 9, 20, Thomas 4, 18 23 WOODWARD Noah 7, 21 Henry 11, 25 Oliver 5, 19 WRIGHT Olly 11, 25 Esther 7, 21 Penelope 7, 13, 21, Jane 9, 23 27 Penelope (Hollister) 7, 21 Phebe 8, 22 Polly 12, 26 Prudence 4, 7, 11, 18, 21, 25 Rachel 3, 4, 9, 17, 18, 23 Rebecca 6, 8, 20, 22 Rebecca (----) 1, 15 Rebecca (Hurlbut) 8, 22 Rhoda 9, 12, 23, 26 Rhoda (Lucas) 13, 27 Rowland 5, 19 Russell 6, 20 Ruth 8, 12, 22, 26 Sally 12, 26 Samuel 5, 6, 19, 20 Sarah 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 23, 25, 27 Sarah (Goodrich) 9, 23 Sarah (Tryon) 11, 25 Simeon 10, 24 Solomon 12, 26 Stephen 7, 21 Susanna 7, 21 Susanna (Bevin) 6, 20 Susannah 4, 7, 18, 21 Temperance 7, 21 Thomas 1, 2, 4, 8, 10, 13, 15, 16, 18, 22, 24, 27 William 1-13, 15-27 Wright 12, 26 Ziba 4, 5, 9, 18, 19, 23 Zybah 1, 15 TURNER Mercy 10, 24 WADDAMS David 3, 17 Hannah 3, 17 Rann ah (Bidwell) 3, 17 John 3, 17 WHEEDON Lucy 6, 20